Art
Landmark Kerry James Marshall Show Heads to the Royal Academy
SummaryThe Royal Academy of Arts in London presents Kerry James Marshall: The HistoriesOn view from September 20 through January 18, 2026, the expansive survey exhibition brings together over 70 works, including a new painting seriesNext month, London’s Royal Academy of Arts will lift the veil on The Histories, the most extensive European survey of celebrated painter Kerry James Marshall. Coinciding with the artist’s 70th birthday, the exhibition presents a stunning display of over 70 works, including a new series of paintings created especially for the show.Unfolding across 11 thematic and stylistic sections, The Histories guides visitors through the formal and conceptual evolution of one of America’s most influential living artists. Highlights include the early and enigmatic “A Portrait ...
New Show Explores the Past, Present and Future of Ryoji Ikeda
SummaryThe National Asian Culture Center in Gwangju is showcasing an eponymous solo exhibition by seminal Japanese artist Ryoji IkedaNow on view through December 28, the exhibition presents four new works alongside Ikeda's data-verse trilogy in its entiretyAs the National Asian Culture Center (ACC) in Gwangju, South Korea celebrates its 10th anniversary, it turns to Ryoji Ikeda, the seminal artist who helped defines its beginnings. His first return since the inaugural “test pattern [nº8],” the institution welcomes Ikeda back once again for a new solo exhibition, reflecting on a decade of artistic innovation and conceptual turns.For Ikeda, data is less of a means of information, than an aesthetic material. The artist has spent over three decades pushing the boundaries of perception by trans...
HypeArt Visits: FriendsWithYou on How Cuteness Will Save Us All
In a world that often mistakes cynicism for sophistication, FriendsWithYou is on a mission to spread the good gospel of play. Founded by Samuel Borkson and Arturo “Tury” Sandoval III in 2002, the Los Angeles-based duo have nurtured a practice defined not only by its soft-smiled characters, but the reimagination of spirituality for an era defined by nihilism and corporate exhaust.Their work has spanned across sculpture, toys, painting, animation and even dancing robotics, yet in conversation with their aesthetic signature, it’s a steadfast commitment to joy, nature and togetherness that make up the contours of FriendsWithYou. “Soft power is how we win,” Borkson told HypeArt. “Something fluffy and sweet can offer something more powerful than a punch in the face.” There’s strength found in th...
Sacred Buddha Jewels Pulled From Sotheby’s Sale Return to India
SummaryThe cache of ancient jewels linked to Buddha's remains return to India after 127 years.The news follows the postponing and eventual cancellation of the Sotheby's sale, slated to spotlight the precious gemsThe trove of ancient gems tied to the remains of the Buddha has been returned to India, following international uproar over Sotheby’s attempt to auction the objects in May.On July 30, India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took to X to announce the repatriation, calling it “a joyous day for [India's] cultural heritage.” The 334-piece piece made a safe trip back to the country, where they were greeted by several Buddhist monks upon their return.A joyous day for our cultural heritage!It would make every Indian proud that the sacred Piprahwa relics of Bhagwan Buddha have come home ...
‘Live Evil’ Reflects on Arthur Jafa’s Alchemical Hand
SummaryWalther König and LUMA Arles are co-publishing Live Evil, a new publication spotlighting the acclaimed practiced of American artist and filmmaker Arthur JafaThe book expands on Jafa's 2022 LUMA Arles presentation of the same name through a rich selection of archival materials, works and essaysWith work raw and unflinching, Arthur Jafa stands as one of the most significant names in contemporary art today. The Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker has spent the last several decades cultivating an incisive oeuvre, probing image and pop culture to expose the unsettling undercurrents of U.S. history: racial violence, narratives of resistance and the irrepressible force of Black expression.Walther König and LUMA Arles are teaming up on Arthur Jafa: Live Evil, a new book spotlighting key ...
Hauser & Wirth to Open New Palo Alto Gallery in 2026
SummarySwiss mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth has just announced the opening of a new gallery in Palo Alto, CaliforniaSet to open in spring 2026, the announcement comes unexpected, following the shuttering of fellow gallery heavyweights Gagosian and Pace's Bay Area locationsHauser & Wirth is expanding its West Coast foothold with a new gallery in Palo Alto, California, set to open in spring 2026. The space will mark the 18th location from the Swiss powerhouse worldwide, and the third in the Golden State, joining its outposts in Downtown Los Angeles and West Hollywood.The forthcoming space will occupy a historic post office in downtown Palo Alto. Reflecting the architectural charm of early 1900s Bay Area, the corner complex features expansive street-level windows, 2,600 square feet of ex...
‘VHS Dreams’ Explores the Art of Ghana’s Mobile Cinema
SummaryVHS Dreams explores the art of Ghana's hand-painted movie posters through the work of 10 paintersNow on view at BEYOND THE STREETS, the exhibition presents one of the largest collections of its kindIn the 1980s, Ghanaian mobile cinema operators brought the magic of movies to rural villages with little more than a TV, VCR and gas generator. Without access to ample printing infrastructure, they turned to local artists to create hand-painted posters. More than promotional materials, what emerged was a figurative form in a lane of its one; a visual culture defined by exaggerated muscles, blood-splattered drama and imagined monsters.Now, BEYOND THE STREETS in Los Angeles is shining a light on this inventive art form with VHS Dreams: The Art of Ghana’s Mobile Cinema. Curated by Accra and ...
NIGO, Pharrell Williams and NOT A HOTEL Team Up for JAPA VALLEY TOKYO
Fresh of their appointment as NOT A HOTEL creative advisors, Pharrell Williams and NIGO have announced plans for JAPA VALLEY TOKYO, the latest cultural complex by the Japanese hospitality group, set to open in 2027.JAPA VALLEY TOKYO reimagines the splendor and serenity of California's wine country through a distinctly Japanese lens, swapping Napa Valley wine for craft sake brews. Staged in the upcoming Yurakucho Park, the project describes itself as a "visionary art, retail and hospitality precinct" with a rotating lineup of fashion, food and design pop-ups.Marking a first for NOT A HOTEL, JAPA VALLEY TOKYO breaks from the brand's usual getaway model to introduce a city-centered creative playground in the heart of Tokyo, with the hopes to "weave art into the fabric of daily life."Concept r...
Mark Rothko’s Former Studio Returns to Market for $9.5 Million USD
SummaryRothko painted here in the 1960s, using the skylit upper floor to create immersive works Co-owned by a private family and the Urasenke Tea Ceremony SocietyA historic carriage house in New York City once used by Mark Rothko as his studio is now on the market for $9.5 million USD. Originally built in 1884 by architect William Schickel, the red-brick property situated on the Upper East Side has evolved from a horse stable into a five-bedroom residence complete with arched windows, a wood-burning fireplace, elevator, rooftop garden, wine cellar and a traditional tea room with Shoji screens.But what sets the 4,700-square-foot home apart is its cultural legacy. Rothko painted here in the 1960s, using the skylit upper floor to create the immersive works now housed in Houston’s Rothko Chape...
Greg Girad’s Ode to Old Hong Kong Lights Up M+ Museum Facade
Greg Girard's Hong Kong archive comes home in HK:PM, a new moving image commission, now on view on the facade of the M+ Museum. The Canadian photographer is the latest name to take over the 7,000-square-meter screen, lighting up the waters of Victoria Harbour with a tender tribute to the city's past.HK:PM animates analogue photographs from the artist's personal collection, shot in during his time in Hong Kong between the 1970s and the 1990s. The collection captures life in motion across the crowded streets of Central, the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City and neon-soaked nightclub scenes.“This commission offers me the unique opportunity to revisit these photographs, transforming fragments of Hong Kong’s recent past into a cinematic sequence,” the artist said in a recent statement.At last,...
BlackStar Film Festival Gives the Floor to Cinema for Liberation
SummaryThe 14th edition of the BlackStar Film Festival will run from July 31 through August 3The festival will showcase over 90 films by Black, brown and Indigenous directors hailing from 35 countriesThe selections will be viewable in-person in Philadelphia or online for international audiencesThe BlackStar Film Festival returns to Philadelphia for its 14th edition. Kicking off on July 31 and running through August 3, the 2025 iteration promises over 90 films from 35 country, spotlighting the work of Black, Brown and Indigenous artists from around the world.“In our fourteenth year we continue to view the festival as an urgent gathering for filmmakers and cinephiles of color,” said BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes. “The need in this moment is not only visionary cinema, but to be in sp...
‘Miss Subway NYC’ Takes Us Back to Lady Pink’s New York
SummaryNew York graffiti legend Lady Pink has opened Miss Subway NYC, a new exhibition at D'Stassi Art in LondonNow on view through late September 2025, the exhibition transforms the gallery into a NYC subway station, featuring a host of new works, archival materials and original sketchesLondon’s D’Stassi Art is currently hosting Miss Subway NYC, a landmark solo exhibition by New York graffiti legend Lady Pink. Staged in the heart of Shoreditch, the artist transforms the gallery into a fully tagged subway station, bringing the raw energy of the 1980s underground across the pond.Born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, the artist began tagging trains at 15. By 17, she was featured in the featured in the landmark 1981 New York/ New Wave exhibition at MoMA PS1 situated amongst the likes of Jean-...
